The First Great Train Robbery 1978/1979 [alternative name The First Great Train Robbery] by AverageMansReviews

The First Great Train Robbery 1978/1979 [alternative name The First Great Train Robbery] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is animal cruelty/capital punishment/choking

Storyline/Action/Comedy/Art/Characters [Character developments]/Performances: these all combined in one way or another; the viewers have this monologue from Edward Pierce [Sean Connery] in a nutshell this film is set down in the backdrop of the 1950's England [in this sequence that we see over this monologue is using this brown in this opening section and then we go to colour] and about this gold, its route, these four keys and their four different owners and finally what happens to somebody if they try to rob this train. But with the assistance of Miriam/Street worker/Madman Luciair/Miss Bridget Lawson/Lesley-Anne Down,] Robert Agar/person that takes Henry Fowler [Malcolm Terris] to be alone with Madman Luciair at this party/Miss Bridget Lawson's brother [Donald Sutherland] and Clean Willy [Clean Willy] try to change that. The pacing is okay it moves, it does make the film feel longer than what it is, but then again this film is 110 minutes long.

Key three and four; basically we have Edward Pierce timing Robert Agar on this pocket watch with Miriam representing a cabinet with these keys in and Clean Willy watching in this scene. This part of the plan must be completed in 75 seconds or less, so in this sequence we see all of this theory as Robert Agar goes through the motions  [it does feel like a sprinkling of comedy comical on top of this practice run through] to get it under 75 seconds and generally speaking the art from a visual or hearing perspective;  Emily and Elizabeth Trent [Pamela Salem and Gabrielle Lloyd ] is transported as it takes us from 2022 back to the 1950's as they are individually both playing the piano [on closer inspection of this scene, I think Emily is teaching Elizabeth, hence why Elizabeth gives off the body language, mannerisms and facial signs of she is the teacher in this situation and hence why they are playing the same music on two different pianos and the same music books; but this is all good.

The character developments and performances are and likewise all good, you know these performances are their character types to high standard.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; it is a good film after everything is said and done, as this title would suggest there is this lengthy train sequence [ this does include be for it leaves the station,] which has action, art and comedy. But I chose not to bring it up based on as I have already made reference to it; it is lengthy so I didn't want to give too much away, but I did want to make reference to it here so I know there is this section which is good fun. I also had a go and spelling this a French name Madman Luciair, because I couldn't find all of this character names so apologies about that. This film also has a couple of Awards credit to its name. Won Edgar Allan Poe Awards 1980; Edgar; Best Motion Picture; Michael Crichton and Nominated British Society of Cinematographers 1978; Best Cinematography Award; Best Cinematography Award Geoffrey Unsworth.